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Today in Marijuana History August 2, 1937: The Marijuana Tax Act is passed, enacting federal marijuana prohibition for the first time. Harry Anslinger commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, tells Congress during a remarkably brief hearing, “Marihuana is an … Continue reading →

Worth a read 1. For a good overview of the current status of the war on drugs, the August 18 issue of The Nation will include an article by Sasha Abramsky: The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke (now available … Continue reading →

“Want to do something?” Thought some of you might like to do something about the drug war, so I’ve added a resource page so you can get involved. (It also includes a couple of cool ways to link to this … Continue reading →

Prosecutorial Misconduct – Money Laundering and Weapons of Mass Destruction Prosecutor Robin Piper of Butler County, Ohio has decided on his own that existing drug law penalties aren’t good enough, so he’s started tacking on a new charge: money laundering. … Continue reading →

Republicans, Democrats, and the concept of state Dave Morris of AlterNet has an interesting take on the Medical Marijuana vote in the House (see my Sunday article “Can Congress Get a Clue? (Medical Marijuana and States’ Rights)”). He focuses more … Continue reading →

Drug WarRant has a domain name While the pages you see here continue to show the blog.salon.com/0002762/ address, you can now get here through the much easier-to-remember method of http://www.DrugWarRant.com (I admit this is partly for my own sake – … Continue reading →

We’ve just about lost a generation of young people. We’re building new prison beds at the rate of about 1000 a week and we’re still overcrowded… We’ve spent $100 billion on the war on drugs and we’re losing it. — … Continue reading →

Some things I’ve written… I’ve added a few previously composed items to the articles section. “Increase in Burger Abuse Seen” – a satire about the government’s Burger War in 2043. “Debunking the ONDCP’s Scott Burns” – a point-by-point response to … Continue reading →

Can Congress Get a Clue? (Medical Marijuana and States’ Rights) Drug war issues are regularly debated in that most ignorant and corrupt of entities: the United States Congress. This is the body that supposedly represents the American people, yet has … Continue reading →

Thanks for stopping by! My name’s Pete Guither, and I am a member of Educators for Sensible Drug Policy, and faculty advisor for Mobilizing Activists and Students for Hemp at Illinois State University. I have written a paper for M.A.S.H. … Continue reading →